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…Many times the video, the still photos, the audio…or other music files are already on your computer.…When that's the case, you need only…import the media into your Premiere Elements project.…To do that, we simply go to Add Media, and we select Files and Folders.…Now you can also use the Elements organizer.…We'll talk about the Elements organizer in a…little more detail, later in the course here.…But it will allow you also to browse files…that are already on your computer. So I'm going to select Files and Folders.…In this case, these are project assets we're…using to create our exercise for this particular course.…

And you can see that I have video in here,…I have audio in here, and I have some still photos.…And I can simply select them like this, and I'm holding down,…you can hold down the Shift key to select a series of them.…You guys know this, it's just regular short cuts.…And the Ctrl key or the Cmd key on a Mac to select at random, several.…And I click on Open.…And they're added to my project.…Now there's a difference between Quick View and Expert view.…

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Released

12/21/2013

Whether you're new to the program altogether or a pro who needs a refresher on the latest features, author Steve Grisetti gets you up and running quickly with Premiere Elements 12, the affordable and intuitive video-editing program from Adobe. This course walks through the entire editing workflow, from importing and organizing your raw assets, to editing on the timeline in Quick view and Expert view, to sharing your work on DVD, Blu-ray, or the web. Along the way, you'll discover how to enhance your basic videos with voice-over, color correction, slow motion, transitions, titles, and a solid soundtrack. Steve also introduces Adobe Revel, a cloud storage service for your photos and videos that makes them accessible from any computer or mobile device.

Topics include:

Downloading media from your camcorder

Importing media on your computer

Managing media with the Organizer

Performing slice, trim, and ripple edits

Creating a motion path with the Pan & Zoom tool

Speeding up or slowing down video segments with Time Remapping

Color-correcting video

Building custom music tracks with Scores

Creating fade-ins and fade-outs

Adding text animation

Keyframing video effects

Adding effects to your entire movie at once with the new Adjustment Layer feature